Multiple-coin-registering bank



3 Sheets-Sheet Filed Sept. 16 1920 A E JACOBS MULTIPLE COIN REGISTERINGBANK Nov. 13, 1923.

Nov. 13 1923. 3 A. E. JACOBS MULTIPLE COIN REGISTERING QANK Filed Sept.16 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Nov. 13 1923.

A. E. JACOBS MULTIPLE COIN REGISTERING BANK Filed Sept. 16 1920 3Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 13, 1923.. V

UNITED STATES ARTHUR E. JACOBS, OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS VILLAGE, OHIO.

MULTIPLE-CDIN-REGISTERING BANK.

Application filed September 16, 1920. Serial No. 410,795.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR E. JAoons,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cleveland HeightsVillage, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improve- -ments in Multiple-C0in-RegisteringBanks;

of which I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertain's, to make and use the same.

The objects of the invention are to provide a bank in which the depositof coins of different denominations of any country can be registered,and in which each individual deposit when made, and also the totalamount deposited, can be visibly registered upon a suitable dial ordials. Also an alarm is sounded for each deposit made in the bank.

The device includes coin-controlled mechanism for operating a series ofcounting discs. It includes a coin chute or receptacle and meanspreventing the return of the coin after it has been deposited in theaforesaid chute until it falls into a final receptacle.

It also includes a rotatable flash plate, containing a coin chute, acasing in which the said flash plate moves, counting discs, a trip plateand a coin-controlled plunger in the aforesaid coin chute, and means inthe wall of the flash plate for operating said plunger, to engage saidtrip plate and rotate the same, through an are determined by thedenomination, and therefore by the diameter of the coin deposited.

It includes means for operating an additional counting disc, or seriesof discs, controlled by the movements of the first named disc.

The invention is hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device;Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical trans versesectionon line 33, Fig. 5; Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line 44c,Fig. 5; Fig. 5 is a full size longitudinal vertical section of thedevice; Fig. 6 is an'enlarged end elevation of the inner casing, showingone of the transverse partition walls, the trip plate behind the wall,and the alarm bell; Fig. 7 is an enlarged face view of the trip plate;Fig. 8 is a transverse section of the inner i and outer casings, showingthe rotatable flash plate, containing the coin chuteand thecoin-controlled plunger, and the-tripping plate engaged by" the plungerat a point where it will move the adjacent count ing disc to record thedeposit of a 25 cent piece; Fig. 9 is a transverse section, on lineZ--Z, Fig. 5, showing the spring pawl that actuatesthe second countingdisc of a series; Fig. 10 is a perspective showing the coin chute andplunger which actuates the tripping disc.

In these views, A is the outer casing, provided with an opening, B,through which the counting discs or dials, C and D, respectively, arevisible. E is the base of the casing which comprises the receptacle inwhich coins of all denominations deposited in the bank are received. E,is a shaft which passes through the inner casing, F.

The inner casing is spaced at F from the outer casing and is providedwith glass-covered openings, F F through which the counting discs showclearly. It is also provided with transverse partitions, F, F, spacedapart to enclose the counting discs,

C and D, graduated in twenty divisions, and

the flash plate, Gr,and tripping plate or disc, H, respectively, all ofwhich are loosely mounted upon the shaft, E. The flash. plate G, iscup-shaped, and a radiallydirected coin chute, G, is secured to the rearwall, G and side wall, G thereof.

A coin, W, introduced through an opening A in the outer casing, andthrough an opening, A in the inner casing, passes into the coin chutethrough the opening, G", in the side wall of the flash plate, G. Thecoin falls upon a plunger, I, reciprocablein the coin chute; Thisplunger is forced outwardly by means of the tension spring, 1',operating upon a rock arm, 1 pivoted at Rico the flash plate.

The outward movements of the plunger and rock arm are restrained by theoblique 'edge, J, of an opening in the partition, F,

adjacent to the flash plate, the edge of which engages the arm, 1 whichis also definitely guided by the are, 1 in the flash plate wall. Theflash plate is rotated by means of a sprin actuated arm, K, projectingthrough the s ots, L and M, in the inner and outer casings respectively.As the flash plate rotates, the extremity of the rock arm is controlledby the inclined edge, J, from mov-:

ing too rapidly as the plunger is forcedoutward, and until the coin, W,engages the inner surface, N, of the inner casing. Upon the rock arm, Iis attached a projection, O, which extends through the opening in thepartition, and when the coin can travel no further outward, theprojection, 0, will engage selectively with one of the projections, P,Q, R, and S, spaced radially and circumterentially upon the closely adjaent tripping plate, H. The lug engaged will be determined by the size oithe oin in the chute and the positions of the plunger and the extremity,I controlled thereby.

By placing the lug, 0, upon the swinging arm, 1 perfect accuracy ofmovement of the p rts can be. obtained to the lugs upo the trippingplate in their proper order. also a suitable support tor the inner endor the plunger is provided thereby.

These projections are shown in Fig. 7, where P representsthe projectionengaged when a 25 cent piece is introduced into the chute, Q theprojection engaged when an American 5 cent piece is introduced, and Stheprojection engaged when a Canadian silver 5 cent piece is introduced,thus adapting the bank to Canadian usages.

I is the projection enga ed when an American dime is deposited.

Other engaging projections can he added if desired, or they candifferently spaced to adapt the bank toother ii oreign mintages. Thedash plate will always travel through five circumferential divisionsbefore the coin is depositedin the receptacle below. Therefore the lug"0 will travel through four graduations oet'ore coming in contact withlugs Q, or S for five-cent pieces and there' fore the trip plate ll willmove only one graduation.

The projection, l, is engaged when a 25 cent piece is introduced, amhence the this 1 plate must be turned through five divisions ot theflash plate after engagci'ncnt before the coincan be deposited throughthe open,- ing, T, leading into the receptacle below.

After the projection, Q, for five cent pieces, isengaged, only onedivision must be traversml before depositing the coin the receptacle,and after the projection P. is engaged, the flash plate .must movethrough two divisions before depositing the coin, and attcr engagingthev projection for Canadian 5 cent pieces, the flash plate must movethrough only one division before depositing the coin.

As the trip plate moves through one or more of the divisions. a springpawl. V, in

its wall, engages with one of the regularly spaced ratchet teeth orprojections V", V upon the. adjacent counting disc, and. advances it acorresponding number of divisions. I

-Ea'ch counting disc is graduated with twenty equal divisions,corresponding with the divisions or movements of; the flash plate. Thefirst operated counting discuvill therefore register to $1.00 as a totaldeposit, and the second counting disc, which is retated through onedivision by a complete revolution of the first counting disc, willregister $20.00, or other combinations can be employed and the number ofdivisions changed to suit all requirements.

The ii s: disc provided with a spring pawl or wire, X, which projectsthrough a circular opening in the partition wall between the two discsand is held, out of contact with the ratchet teeth, X, of the seconddisc, by the circular edge oi the opening. But when the first disc hasmade one complete revolution, notch, X in this edge, permits the springpawl to fall and engage with the ratchet teeth, X and move the seconddisc.

The pawl is prevented rom remaining in the notch by inclining ts edge atX.

This incline withdraws the pawl from the notch after the second disc hasadvanced one division.

bent spring, Y, having a hammer, Y, at its outer end and secured. in theinner casing, serves as a detent to prevent loose movement of the firstdisc, and also serves as a bell clapper to sound the bell, Y wheneverthe operating arm is pulled.

After the coins are deposited in the chute and pressed against the innercylindrical surface of the inner casing by the plunger, they can not bewithdrawn until deposited in the receptacle, because the casing wall islrovided with spaced slits, V, V, against the inner edges o't which thecoins will be projected by the movement oi the plunger, as shown in Fig.8.

l-i aving descrilled the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

I. In a multiple coin registering bank, '1- casing, a shaft mountedtherein. a graduated counting disc, rotatable on said shaft, a rotatablctripping plate adjacent to said counting disc, a rotatable flash plate,concentric with said casing and adjacent to said tripping plate, meansoperable from outside the casing for rotating said flush plate, a coinchute secured in said flash plate. a plunger in said chute. a rock armcoimected therewith and pivoted in said casing, a spring For moving saidplunger outwardly in said chute, a retaining means for said plunger andarm prevmitiug the outward movement thereof until the coin deposited insale chute engages the said casing. radially and circumtereutiallyspaced driving lugs on said tripping disc, said driving lugs e'ngageablein, turn with said. rock arm. as coins, of different denomination are doposited in said chute, and pawl and ratchet mechanism operativelyconnecting said tripping plate and said counting disc and adapted tocommunicate the circumferential movements of said tripping disc to saidcounting disc.

2. In a multiple coin registering bank, a casing having a cylindricalside wall, a shaft therein, a flash plate rotatable on said shaft andhaving a wall concentric withsaid casrevolves, means for forcing saidplunger outwardly in said chute, means controlling the outward movementof said plunger until the coin in said chute engages said casing, atripping plate and a counting disc in said casing, pawl and ratchetmechanism operatively connecting said tripping plate and said countingdisc, and circumferentially and radially spaced lugs on said trippingplate, said lugs engageable in turn with said plunger operatingmechanism, as coins of diiferent denomination are deposited in saidchute.

3. In a multiple coin registering bank, a casing having a cylindricalside wall, ashaft therein, a flash plate rotatable on said shaft andhaving a wall concentric with said casing, said casing having spacedcoin admission and coin deposit openings, a coin chute in said flashplate, communicating with said coin receiving and coin deposit openingsin said casing in turn, as said flash plate is rotated upon said shaft,a plunger in said coin chute adapted to press the coin deposited in saidchute against said casing as said flash plate revolves, a spring presseddevice for forcing said plunger outwardly in said chute, meanscontrolling the outward movement of said plunger until the coin in saidchute engages said casing, a tripping plate and a counting disc in saidcasing, pawl and ratchet mechanism operatively connecting said trippingplate and said counting disc,

I and circumferentially and radially spaced lugs on said tripping plate,said lugs engageable in turn with said spring pressed device, as coinsof different denomination are deposited in said chute, and means forpreventing the backward rotation of the said-flash plate until the coinhas been deposited from said chute.

4. In a multiple coin registering bank, in combination, an outer casingand an inner casing, a coin receptacle underneath said casings, saidouter casing having a coin reopenings, said casings also provided withregistering observation openings, a shaft mounted in said casings, aflash plate rotatable on said shaft, an arm projecting through saidcasings for rotating said flash plate, a coin chute in said. casing,normally registering with said coin receiving openings in said casingsand rotatable to register with saiddischarge opening, a plunger in saidcoin chute, a spring pressed operating means for said plunger a trippingplate and counting discs rotatable on said shaft, radially andcircumferentially spaced pro jections on said tripping plate adjacent tosaid flash plate and engageable in turn with said operating means forsaid plunger when at the outer limit of its movement, and a plate insaid inner casing, said plate having an inclined edge engaged by saidplunger, the said inclined edge adapted to restrain the outward movementof said plunger in said coin chute until the coin therein engages withthe wall of said inner casing, pawl and ratchet mechanism connectingsaid tripping plate and first counting disc, and pawl and ratchetmechanism connecting said first and second discs.

5. In a coin registering bank, a casing provided with a coin receivingopening and a coin discharging opening spaced therefrom and providedwith spaced shoulders upon its inner surface, a coin chute rotatablewithin said casing, and a spring actuated plunger insaid coin chute.

6. In a coin registering bank, a casing having spaced coin receiving anddischarging openings in its wall, a coin chute rotatable in said casingbetween said openings, a plunger in said coin chute, means for forcingsaid plunger outwardly in said coin chute, and means for preventing areturn movement of said plunger until the coin has been dischargedtherefrom.

7. In a coin registering bank, a casing having spaced coin receiving anddischarging openings in its walls, a coin chute rotatable in said casingbetween said coin receiving and discharge openings, a spring actuatedplunger movable outwardly in said coin chute, and coin engaging means onsaid casing, preventing the backward movement of said coin chute untilthe coin has been deposited from said discharge opening.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand this 9" day of September,1920.

ARTHUR E. JACOBS.

In presence of WM. M. MONROE,

A. 0. Porn.

